Don't Try So Hard chords

Amy Grant

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Intro: G G/F# Em C2 G G/F# Em C2 
         
        G                G/F#        Em 
Another Monday comes and I just wanna breathe 
C2              G 
Cause it's a long, 
                 G/F#     Em          C2 
long week for someone wired to please 
       D              Em  
I keep taking my aim, pushing it higher 
D/F#              G5       G/B    Cmaj9  
Wanna shine bright, even brighter now  
              D 
Wish I would tell myself  

 
G      G/F#   Em 
Don't try so hard  
G/D             C2                 D 
God gives you grace and you can't earn it 
       Em                    D/F#     G 
Don't think that you're not worth it  
      G/F#     Em 
Because you are  
   Gmaj7/D         Cmaj9            D 
He gave you His love and He's not leaving 
              Em7           D/F#  
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it 
        Am7                    D  
You're lovely even with your scars 
                  G  
Don't try so hard  


VERSE 2:
          
          G                       G/F#                 Em  C2 
Do you remember how the summers felt when we were kids 
       G                 G/F# 
Oh we didn't think much about it, 
     Em       C2 
we just lived 
D 
Taking our time, 
Em7 
beautiful leisure 
D/F# 
When did we start, 
G           G/B    Cmaj9 
trying to measure up 

And all this time, 
               D4  
love has been trying to tell us 


D              Cmaj7 
Don't try so hard  
G/D             C2                 D 
God gives you grace and you can't earn it 
       Em                    D/F#     G 
Don't think that you're not worth it  
      G/F#     Em 
Because you are  
   Gmaj7/D         Cmaj9            D 
He gave you His love and He's not leaving 
              Em7           D/F#  
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it 
        Am7                    D  
You're lovely even with your scars 
                  G  
Don't try so hard  


G/D               C2 
God gives you grace 
           D4 
You can't earn it 
     C2                  D4 
Stop thinking you're not worth it 
G     G/F#     Em 
Because you are 
Gmaj7/D            Cmaj9            D 
He gave you His love and He's not leaving 
             Em7             D/F#  
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it 
        Am7                    D4 
You're lovely even with your scars 
  Am7               D4 
Lovely the way you are 
   Am7                    D 
So open up your lovely heart 
               G            
Don't try so hard 
Em7    D        C2 
Don't try so hard 
G/C    D       G 
Don't try so hard